July 4

As a 7-year-old, I remember Top Gun the game better than Top Gun the movie and the biggest reason why was my constant failure at landing the stupid plane on the aircraft carrier.

Having no knowledge of angles and speed, I didn’t know that pointing your plane straight down and gunning it at 300 mph can send your jet into the Pacific. The only reason I stuck with the game so long was the “Top Gun Anthem.” It was great.

You died for ninth time on the third mission and you hear the duh-duh-duh-du-duh-duh and it kind of inspires you to pick up the controller and play again. Well, now that same song comes to Guitar Hero III just in time for July Fourth.

Now, fans who don’t want to blow stuff up to celebrate America’s birthday can rock out to a pseudo-patriotic song. They can download it for free on Thursday, July 3.